Robust growth at home and abroad nearly tripled Laopu Gold’s earnings in the first half of the year, with managers predicting even stronger momentum in the second half. Net profit soared 290.6 per cent from a year earlier to 2.35 billion yuan (US$327 million) in the six months ended June 30, the Beijing-based company said…
Cristiano Ronaldo has made a surprise appearance at a museum in Tsim Sha Tsui dedicated to honouring his career during his visit to Hong Kong for the Saudi Super Cup, with fans waiting for hours outside the venue to catch a glimpse of the football legend. A Post reporter saw Ronaldo arriving at the CR7…
Cristiano Ronaldo was due to land in Hong Kong on Thursday, sparking excitement as fans vied to catch a glimpse of the football superstar. A crowd gathered at the Regent Hong Kong hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui during the morning after word spread of Ronaldo’s rumoured arrival. The Portuguese had boarded a flight departing Riyadh…
About 65 per cent of Hong Kong residents in need have never used the government’s heat shelters due to their remote locations, and users hope the lack of privacy at the facilities can be improved, a survey by advocacy groups has found. Greenpeace Hong Kong and ImpactHK, an NGO for the homeless, on Tuesday also…
Bank creditors are considering seizing control of a Hong Kong shopping centre after a venture backed by Schroders Capital and Chelsfield’s Asia fund defaulted on a loan tied to the property, according to people familiar with the matter. The creditors are looking to appoint a receiver for the Worfu mall, formerly known as Provident Square,…
Hong Kong will experience rain later this week brought on by a looming typhoon, following more hot weather in the coming days caused by an anticyclone affecting southern China, the city’s forecaster has said. Severe Tropical Storm Podul was centred about 1,290km (801.6 miles) east of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as of noon, and was forecast to…
Hong Kong police have arrested two men in connection with the HK$4 million (US$512,820) theft of two luxury Swiss watches in a deal at a bogus repair shop. Police said on Saturday that they received a report from two mainland Chinese watch merchants that two Patek Philippe and Richard Mille watches had been stolen from…
Hong Kong’s rail giant has implemented two AI-powered systems to help formulate train deployment and crowd control plans for major events at Kai Tak Sports Park, with plans to consider expanding their applications. The MTR Corporation said on Friday that the two artificial intelligence (AI) tools – a ridership prediction model and intelligent crowd diversion…
The Hong Kong Observatory has pledged to further develop its artificial intelligence forecasting models to better predict typhoons and rainstorms after producing useful information before the record-breaking downpours earlier this week. He Yuheng, acting senior scientific officer at the Hong Kong Observatory, said on Friday that the models successfully predicted the development of a rainband…
Hong Kong’s rail giant has implemented two AI-powered systems to help formulate train deployment and crowd control plans for major events at Kai Tak Sports Park, with plans to consider expanding their applications. The MTR Corporation said on Friday that the two artificial intelligence (AI) tools – a ridership prediction model and intelligent crowd diversion…